Chapter 1674: Guardian Divine Beast

As soon as the giant serpent was born, Bai Tan and his subordinates retreated several steps in unison. It wasn't that they weren't elite enough, but the pressure of facing this behemoth was simply too strong!

At that moment, some soldiers were so terrified that their whole bodies stiffened, and they couldn't even dodge the attack of the stone carving beasts.

"Form the 'Snake-Holding Array', release arrows!" Bai Tan parried a stone carving beast and roared. This kind of monster could not be dealt with by a lone fighter.

The officers he brought with him had all followed him from the battlefield into the officialdom, and after receiving the order, they immediately formed the array.

This was a military battle array, formed into a circle like a snake holding its tail, surrounding and killing the enemy. Everyone in the array had a large shield, and a faint light shone from their bodies.

The giant serpent's trident, even the trident head alone, was longer than an adult, and it stabbed into one of the soldiers' shields, but it only pierced it and didn't pierce the person! Other soldiers swarmed up, throwing nails and picks at it one after another.

These nails and picks were tied with long ropes at the back. Once the tips pierced the enemy's armor, everyone pulled with all their might in all directions, having a chance to fix this monster in place.

There were many ways for the army to hunt monsters, and this was one of them, using many to trap few. Bai Tan had also led troops to hunt monsters when he was young and was experienced, but this was the first time he had encountered a monster with such powerful aura.

It was also his first time experiencing what was called incomparable demonic energy.

A dozen nails and picks hit the giant serpent, only leaving shallow dents. For the thickness of the giant serpent's hard scales, this little damage was not worth mentioning.

Since they couldn't pierce it, they couldn't fix it. The giant serpent held the trident in one hand, and with three hands idle, it casually grabbed a soldier in the array and tore him lightly.

This person screamed miserably, but—

Eh, it didn't tear.

The giant serpent seemed a bit surprised. With its strength, let alone a person, even a wild ox would have been torn in two!

It didn't know that this Snake-Holding Array could transfer most of the damage received by a single body to other companions in the array, which was the so-called group bearing.

No one could stay out of it, but it could significantly increase the survival chances of everyone in the array.

The giant serpent stopped specifically, adding a fierce force to its hand again.

"Si-la," blood mist sprayed.

This pull exceeded the sharing limit of the array. Even if seven or eight out of ten damages were leveled out, the remainder was still not something the unlucky guy in its hand could bear.

The soldiers in the array also groaned in pain; several clutched their chests and vomited blood, their expressions becoming listless.

Even if shared among hundreds, the giant serpent's strength could still cause serious internal injuries.

That's right, the giant serpent shook its head and tail, as if the blood mist was very fascinating to it.

White mist surged in the surroundings, heading toward the wounds on its scales, filling them in just a few breaths.

Everyone's faces looked even worse—

The white mist surging out from the Jade Spring Palace could actually repair its damage.

This was the home field of others; could they really have a chance of winning here? King Yao pointed at Bai Tan and sneered: "Kill! Kill him, kill this wolf-hearted traitor!"

The giant serpent swam straight toward Bai Tan, charging recklessly along the way. It seemed to know that the soldiers also possessed Yuan power, so it couldn't be bothered to tangle with them. As for the soldiers blocking its path, it either swept them aside with its trident, skimming the ground, or simply smashed through them with its own massive, sturdy body!

Don't look at its huge physique; its use of force was extremely clever. The soldiers fell one after another, not even a match for it! Bai Tan was shocked, shouting: "My God, save me!"

At the moment when this monster was showing off its power, Qing Yang retreated to the side of Between Beijia envoy Wu Linghe, looking up at the giant serpent:

"I really didn't expect that the guardian divine beast of the Yao Nation would be a serpent? I heard that they live in the Upside-Down Sea and are born from evil energy. This one has amazing strength; how can it live in the Jade Spring Palace and have its inner core controlled by King Yao?"

She had only felt such formidable demonic energy from the Demon Emperor and the Winter Palace National Master.

For great demons like this, either they hid in their caves to nap and pass the winter with low consumption, or they possessed unique talents and geographical advantages like the great fire spirit Chu Ju of the Xushan, or they were supported by a powerful country; otherwise, they would perish in an environment lacking spiritual energy.

This giant serpent probably occupied the latter two elements; otherwise, King Yao couldn't have kept this secret all along.

It would obey King Yao's orders, probably because its inner core was held by King Yao?

Wu Linghe suddenly said: "Don't you think its movements are wooden?"

Although he was a Between Beijia envoy, he had been shrinking in the protection circle of the Green Guards since the war started, his face showing unease.

His order was to visit the Yao Nation, not to fight, and he never expected that he would encounter such a major battle that could destroy a country as soon as he arrived.

But he said this sentence now, from tone to expression, exceptionally calm, like a pool of stagnant water.

Yuan Xuan subconsciously looked back at him, seeing his gaze fixed on the giant serpent, empty and deep; where was the uneasy look from just now? It was as if he had become a different person.

But Qing Yang didn't care about Wu Linghe's sudden change, or rather, she wasn't surprised at all.

King Yao only knew that this Between Beijia envoy's main identity was the son of the Great Ceremony Official of Lingxu City, but he didn't know further details:

He was an adopted son, adopted by the Great Ceremony Official's family at the age of six, transferred to the Xushan to cultivate at the age of nine, and didn't return home until he was sixteen.

"It is." Qing Yang carefully observed the giant serpent's movements, thoughtful, "Although formidable, it only acts on instinct. Why is that?"

Great demons or great beings, the path of cultivation is full of thorns, inevitably accumulating many insights and experiences.

Their formidable nature lies not only in deep cultivation and tough bodies, but also focuses on the understanding of battle, the grasp of timing, and the realization of the supreme Dao.

But this giant serpent indeed had an indestructible body and terrifying strength, yet it hadn't shown superb combat awareness so far. Otherwise, Bai Tan would have fallen long ago.

Qing Yang turned to look at King Yao again, and the white inner core in his hand.

"Inner core, control, hmm..." she pondered, "Could it be that King Yao is controlling its every move?"

The word "control" actually has degrees of severity. She originally thought that since the giant serpent's inner core was in King Yao's hand, it had to sell its life for him; but now, carefully distinguishing the giant serpent's behavioral pattern, it was actually like a giant marionette—

King Yao told it how to fight, and it fought that way, without showing the ability to fight autonomously.

King Yao himself was not a cultivator and had a relatively shallow understanding of battle, so the giant serpent he controlled only showed the ability to charge wildly! But even so, the giant serpent's own quality was too good and its combat power too formidable, which was not something Bai Tan and others could resist.

"This is not a Yin Serpent." Wu Linghe said again, "This is an External Dharma Image!"

He said word by word: "The External Dharma Image of the Thousand-Illusion True Person!"

Qing Yang was finally shocked.

"Thousand-Illusion True Person?" This big guy was also related to the Thousand-Illusion True Person? She curled her lips slightly: "It's a pity Bai Ziqi isn't here."

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